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The Texas Conservation Alliance is trying to get the Neches River designated as a National Scenic River, which would offer certain federal protections to the area and also allow local groups to market it as a ...

The Human Rights Campaign issued a statement Monday supporting President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of Eric H. Holder Jr.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has transitioned away from political boundaries for the purpose of monitoring white-tailed deer populations and toward biologically-based communities or Resource ...

In the past year I have probably received around 200 books about Texas or written by Texas authors, and I have mentioned more than 125 of them in my column.

Young male bears have been seen in East Texas. Now the question is, are they just sowing their wild oats, or are they here to settle down? It all depends on the lady bears, said Nathan Garner, Texas Parks and ...

Even though a court order gave control of seized fighting dogs to the Houston SPCA, a spokesperson for the organization said the dogs would be put to death this week.

The pain Ortavious Hypolite felt at the end of the first half differed from what he felt at the end of the game Saturday at Abe Martin Stadium.

From school recess to workforce training, the first state bills filed by Southeast Texas lawmakers focus on employment and education reforms.

Friday prep football scores/Saturday games Friday's Games Class 2A, Division I Regional Final Kirbyville 28, Arp 26 Class 2A, Division II Newton 35, Franklin 21, 3 OT Saturday's Games Class 4A, Division II Central (8-3) vs. Angleton (9-3), 6 p.m. at Galena Park ISD Stadium in Houston Class 3A, Division II West Orange-Stark (10-0) vs. Gilmer (11-1), 2:30 p.m. at Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin

An East Texas sheriff died Thursday when his patrol car crashed while he pursued a possible suspect.

A scenic river designation could encourage tourism along the Neches corridor. But it would definitely stop the river from being dammed.

Even though they have shut down other oriented strand board operations at other locations in the country, Louisiana-Pacific, which owns a manufacturing operation here in Jasper, said Monday that a planned shut ...

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The Temple-Inland Corporation announced late last week that it plans to lay off 77 people at its fiberboard mill in Diboll effective December 5th.

KBMT to become NBC affiliate, in addition to carrying ABC programming Officials with KBMT 12, the local ABC affiliate in Beaumont, announced today that beginning on Jan. 1 the station will also begin carrying NBC programming. McKinnon Broadcasting, owner of KBMT, will continue to broadcast ABC content in digital and high-definition. The transition to a digital format for television content allows stations to air different programming on digital sub-channels and KBMT will begin airing NBC content on one of its digital sub-channels at the start of next year.

A bright-eyed little girl from Few Primary School takes a peek at Mrs. Seals' sewing machine on Friday morning.

The Lufkin Daily News reported on Friday that a Huntington man who was accused of molesting an eight year boy following an incident that was alleged to have occurred in 2006 was found not guilty on Thursday.

Next week's area schedule Friday Class 2A, Division I Kirbyville (11-0) vs. Arp (11-0) at Lufkin, 6 p.m. Class 2A, Division II Newton (8-3) vs. Franklin (8-3) at Crosby, 2 p.m. Saturday Class 4A, Division I Central (8-3) vs. Angleton (9-3), at Galena Park ISD Stadium, 6 p.m. Class 3A, Division II West Orange-Stark (10-0) vs. Gilmer (11-1) at Lufkin, 2:30 p.m.

It was 20 seconds out of a two-and-half hour football game, yet its repercussions are still being felt a week later.

Saturday Afternoon High School Playoff Scores Class 5A, Division II Dickinson 18, West Brook 17 Class 4A, Division I Magnolia 34, Nederland 27 Class 2A, Division II New Waverly 37, Hardin 8

Southeast Texas will received $4.3 million to fund temporary jobs after Hurricane Ike as part of a grant approved for the Texas Workforce Commission.